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The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the IPL 2024 championship this year. They showed further that they were on par with everyone by taking home the trophy after ten years. Their supporting crew was just as important to this victory as all of the Kolkata players. This season, Gautam Gambhir returned to Kolkata as a mentor and won the cup. The players and backers who contributed significantly to Kolkata’s victory this season include
Shreyas Iyer (Captain)
He returned to the IPL this year after missing the previous one due to injury, and he was crucial to the team’s victory. He showed strong captaincy this year, as well as strong batting. In 15 games, he scored 351 runs at a strike rate of 146.86.
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Gautam Gambhir (Mentor)
Returning as a mentor this season, captain Gautam Gambhir, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders to victory in 2012 and 2014, has played a significant role in helping the team win more championships. He was the Lucknow Super Giants’ mentor before this.
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Sunil Narine (All-rounder)
With Sunil Narine’s explosive start, Kolkata started dominating the other teams in the first overs of the season, which was one of the main reasons KKR was so successful this year. He was the leading run scorer for KKR this season with 488 runs at a strike rate of 180.74 in 15 games. He has bowled 17 wickets this season, along with that.
Venkatesh Iyer (Batsmen)
Despite playing an unremarkable first few matches, Venkatesh Iyer is the batsman with the highest runs scored in the qualifications. In 14 games, he has scored 370 runs at a strike rate of 158.80. He scored 51 runs in 28 balls in Qualifier 1 and 52 runs in 26 balls against Sunrises Hyderabad in the Finals.
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Abhishek Nair (Batting Coach)
After winning the final, spinner Varun Chakraborty said that Abhishek Nair had made the most important contribution to creating a strong core of Indian players in KKR. Venkatesh Iyer, who made the team champion by playing an excellent inning of 52 runs in 26 balls in the final, said that people do not pay attention to some things, but he will not let this happen. Venkatesh gave credit to Abhishek Nair for the improvement in his batting. Former Mumbai batsman Abhishek Nair has been credited with improving the careers of many players as well. Veteran batsmen like Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer have also taken help from Abhishek Nair at different times in their careers and have been giving credit to Abhishek Nair for the change in their batting.
Mitchell Starc (Bowler)
Many questioned Gambhir’s decision to purchase Mitchell Starc for Rs 24.75 crore during the IPL auction, but Mitchell Starc’s significant contribution to the team’s victories in the qualifiers and final silenced all of the critics. Gautam Gambhir’s decision to acquire Mitchell Starc for Rs 24.75 crore raised eyebrows, but Starc silenced doubters with his crucial performances in the qualifiers and final.